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Japanese rating agency upgrades India’s rating to A-; finance ministry says reflects solid growth

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‘Will kill you’: On Mumbai roads, judge threatened, abused for using ‘Nyayadhish’ sticker on car

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Why is India acquiring the Javelin anti-tank missile system? | Explained

The Javelin’s induction took nearly 15 years because India and the U.S. could not initially bridge differences over technology transfer and local production

Tamil Nadu Assembly: State government to launch health insurance for the elderly

Another key announcement is the planned replacement of the 87-year-old Tamil Nadu Public Health Act, 1939, with a modern, comprehensive Act to address contemporary and future health challenges

Goa Assembly clears bill stipulating 7-year jail for assault on lawyers

The legislation makes every offence committed under its provisions cognisable and also provides for compensation to advocates from fines recovered by courts

Tamil Nadu government to formulate ‘Peri-Menopausal Care Policy’

It aims to enable early identification of the physical and mental health needs of women in the peri-menopausal age group, along with screening, counselling and treatment services.

ICMR-NIN study links vitamin deficiencies to cognitive decline in elderly

Healthy ageing requires attention not only to disease management but also to nutritional well-being, says ICMR-NIN Director Bharati Kulkarni

Bombay HC rules community health volunteers entitled to minimum wage

The order had ruled that these volunteers are entitled to the notified minimum wage and directed the corporation to pay the difference between the existing honorarium and the statutory minimum wage

1,082 beds, 300 ICU beds, 15 major OTs: MCR TIMS Sanathnagar in Hyderabad set to transform Telangana’s public healthcare

1,082 beds, 300 ICU beds, 15 major OTs: MCR TIMS Sanathnagar in Hyderabad set to transform Telangana’s public healthcare

Medical teams rushed to Andhra village as child dies, over 70 fall ill after malaria tablets

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Crackdown on gun culture: Punjab freezes new arms licences after ED red flags

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Doctors achieve new feat in cancer treatment with cord transplant and Car T-cell therapy

Doctors at Narayana Health have reported two medical breakthroughs: a seven-year-old thalassaemia patient is now transfusion-free after a Haplo-cord transplant, while a 62-year-old brain cancer patient responded to dual-target CAR-T cell therapy

Environmental lead exposure linked to greater neuronal damage: ICMR-NIN

Understanding these cellular changes can help us better understand how environmental exposures may influence neuronal health, says ICMR-NIN’s Head of Cell Biology Suresh Challa

Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram scheme: Vault-like enclosures for gold ring storage at Tamil Nadu’s 107 CEmONC centres

The State Health Secretary has written to the Engineer-in-Chief and Chief Engineer (Buildings), Public Works Department (PWD) to put in place safety enclosures for the storage facilities at these centres.

Tamil Nadu Health Minister clarifies on gold ring scheme tender

The Minister said there are two components in the scheme - one being the gold price and the other being charges including making charges, for packing, transportation, insurance, and BIS hallmarking. The tender was floated not for the gold rate but the other component (additional charges)

Gold ring scheme for newborn babies in Tamil Nadu: Doctors’ body flags high security, logistics costs

In a district-level costing of the proposed hub-and-spoke model, the SDPGA said the hospital-based arrangement could cost roughly three times the State-wide administrative norm prescribed in the Government Order

Delhi HC asks police to reply to ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain's appeal in IB officer murder case

Tahir Hussain’s appeal contests the trial court’s findings, claiming a biased investigation and wrongful witness testimonies

TSMC plans Kaohsiung site expansion to boost semiconductor testing efficiency

TSMC Vice President of Advanced Packaging Technology and Service Jun He said the company is working with Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Kaohsiung City government on the expansion, which is expected to boost validation efficiency by 25-50 per cent.

‘Made to stand for 4 hours’: Faridabad teen ‘dies by suicide’ at school

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Five Indiana engineering students built a 12-hour wearable that helps visually impaired users detect obstacles beyond a cane or guide dog